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...current 6.1 percent. He warned that wages may do so again, igniting faster inflation.Research by the FederalReserveBankofChicago indicates that many of the long-term unemployed, when they do find jobs, take part-time work even though...

...incentives to get a college degree, given the gaps that we observe," said Lisa Barrow, senior economist at the FederalReserveBankofChicago. The income gap narrowed slightly from five years earlier, when college graduates made nearly twice as much...

...from the earthquake is coming back faster than had been expected.ONE SIGN OF THAT REBOUND came when the FederalReserveBankofChicago reported Monday that manufacturing in the Midwest rebounded in May after falling sharply in April.The government...

...specific levels of unemployment and inflation mirrors a proposal pushed by Charles Evans, president of the FederalReserveBankofChicago.Updated forecasts that the Fed released Wednesday illustrate why it thinks it should continue helping the...

...care costs, and DaimlerChrysler AG is seeking similar concessions. Thomas Klier, senior economist with the FederalReserveBankofChicago, says the transition for manufacturers toward leaner, lower-cost operations has been going on for some...

...still remains tight but less so than in recent months," said William Strauss, a senior economist for the FederalReserveBankofChicago. Respondents say they plan to spend money on computers and communications but hold back on building costs...

...Both the nation and the region are morphing out of manufacturing," said William Testa, an economist at the FederalReserveBankofChicago. Economists say it's largely the strong increases in productivity that have shrunk demand for workers...

...from businesses and individuals to the U.S. Treasury. Skidmore said the glitch occurred Monday at the FederalReserveBankofChicago and involved about $700,000 in tax payments from customers of 60 financial institutions in the region...

...get some more declines. Prices are typically lowest at harvest," said Mike Singer, an economist with the FederalReserveBankofChicago. Congress gave farmers $6 billion in emergency aid last year to compensate for low prices and weather-related...